TropPlants

TropPlant Accession Number (TPAN) : 0116 Botanical Name: Trimezia martinicensis  Common Name: Walking Iris, Forenoon Yellow Flag, Yellow Walking Iris, Martinique Trimezia Cultivar: N/A Family: Iridaceae Nota Bene: Often misapplied and confused with: T. steyermarkii Trimezia martinicensis  Photo by Matthew Gaston Native To: South America, West Indies Landscaping Information Plant Type : Groundcover, Bulbous Texture: Medium (Strap) Form: Mat Height (on average, in landscape use): 1.5'-3' Height to Spread Ratio: 1:1 Growth Rate: Medium to Fast Landscape Values: Background, Border, Filler, Foundation, Groundcover, Mass Outstanding Quality: Flower Color, Form/Silhouette, Laxative  Trimezia martinicensis as a groundcover Photo by Matthew Gaston Botanical Descriptions Flowers: 0.75"-2", Yellow with red or brown dots on claw near throat, no fragrance, three large outer whorled tepals, th

TropPlant Accession Number (TPAN) : 0124 Botanical Name: Plumbago zeylanicum Common Name: Ilie'e, Ceylon Leadwort, Doctorbush, Wild Leadwort, Hawaiian Plumbago Cultivar: N/A Family: Plumbaginaceae Plumbago zeylanicum   Photo by Matthew Gaston Native To: Pantropical ( All Tropical and Sub-Tropical climates) Landscaping Information Plant Type : Groundcover to Shrub Texture: Dense Form: Mat to Dome Height (on average, in landscape use):   1'- 2' Height to Spread Ratio: A vining, climbing, groundcover to shrub like habit.  Growth Rate: Medium to Fast Landscape Values: Border, Edging, Facer, Filler, Potentially Foundation, Framing, Groundcover, Mass, Erosion Control Outstanding Quality: Flower, Vigorous Habit Botanical Descriptions Flowers: White to periwinkle, heterostylous, determinate inflorescence, sticky, viscid flower shaft. Notably stickier than P. auriculate. Plumbago zeylanicum inflorescence

TropPlant Accession Number (TPAN) : 0150 Botanical Name: Nandina domestica Common Name: Heavenly Bamboo, Scared Bamboo, Nandina, Nanten (Japanese) Cultivar: N/A Family: Berberidaceae  A blurry photo of Nandina domestica Photo by Matthew Gaston Native To: Japan to the Himalayas (India) Landscaping Information Plant Type : Shrub, Rhizomatous  Texture: Fine Form: Upright-Narrow Height (on average, in landscape use): 2'-8' Height to Spread Ratio: 2:1 to 4:1 Growth Rate: Moderate Landscape Values: Accent, Background, Border, Color, Edging, Facer, Filler, Foundation, Framing, Mass, Sculptural Form, Space Division Outstanding Quality: Foliage Color, Seasonal Color,  Form/Silhouette, Foliage Characters Nandina domestica along a wall Photo by Matthew Gaston Nandina domestica   Photo by Matthew Gaston Botanical Descriptions Flowers: 0.25"-0.5", white to pink, determinate conical infloresc

TropPlant Accession Number (TPAN) : 0225 Botanical Name: Gardenia mutabilis Common Name: Golden Gardenia, Long Necked Golden Gardenia Cultivar: N/A Family: Rubiaceae Gardenia mutabilis   Photo by Matthew Gaston Native To: Malesia (Biogeographic region including Indonesia, Philippines & Malaysia)  Landscaping Information Plant Type : Tree Texture: Medium and D ense Form: Round-Headed to Upright-broad Height (on average, in landscape use): 8'-15' Height to Spread Ratio: 1:1 Growth Rate: Medium Landscape Values: Accent, Background, Border, Color, Edging, Facer, Framing, Mass, Patio, Quick Effect, Screen, Space Division, Specimen Outstanding Quality:   Flower Color, Fragrance, Bark Gardenia mutabilis at UH Manoa Photo by Matthew Gaston Botanical Descriptions Flowers: emerging as cream to yellow and as the flowers mature it become yellow-orange to medium orange. Petals are asymmetrical, slightly curve